Natural effects
They replicate the warmth and elegance of natural materials—such as wood, stone, and marble—while eliminating the risk of deterioration and the burden of intensive maintenance.
Aesthetics and functionality
Designer raised floors
The design freedom of porcelain stoneware combined with the technology of low-profile raised flooring. Elegant, turnkey solutions for both interiors and exteriors.
Maximum design freedom with raised floors for hybrid spaces
Transform the floor surface into an invisible technical space for housing utility systems, with no compromise to the visual or architectural impact.
- Hybrid design: Freely combine slabs of different materials, such as porcelain stoneware, carpet, and wood;
- Continuous surfaces: Create elegant, single-material flooring for a fluid, uninterrupted aesthetic.
Why choose a designer floating floor made of porcelain stoneware?
Porcelain stoneware finishes offer a high-end, enduring aesthetic that is highly valued by contemporary designers:
Long-lasting aesthetic appeal
Porcelain stoneware does not yellow or fade over time when exposed to direct UV rays, ensuring that the original architectural design remains unchanged.
Versatile formats
A wide range of sizes and effects is available to support the creative vision of designers and enhance large-scale architectural spaces.
Floating flooring for terraces and outdoor areas: blending indoor and outdoor spaces
Eliminating physical and visual barriers between interiors and exteriors is one of the most sought-after architectural trends, perfect for creating spacious, light-filled environments.
- Seamless, obstacle-free alignment between inside and out: Using an outdoor floating floor system allows for precise, millimeter-perfect leveling, eliminating steps or height differences.
- Visual continuity with porcelain stoneware supports: Our IT 2.6 porcelain-on-porcelain system pairs the surface slab with a support made from the same, completely non-absorbent material, reducing the risk of swelling caused by rain or humidity. This makes it possible to extend indoor raised flooring out onto terraces or outdoor areas, resulting in an immersive and cohesive design.
Turnkey management: a single point of contact for technical and designer flooring.
Our service goes beyond simple supply. Imola Tecnica acts as your engineering partner, providing support from the initial project conception all the way to the installation of your indoor and outdoor raised flooring. We offer a direct consultative relationship that upholds the architect’s aesthetic vision while providing peace of mind to the client—ensuring cost certainty, awide range of solutions and finishes, flawless attention to detail, and asingle point of contact responsible for the entire project.
Our design projects
Sala Miceti
Imola BO
Nippon TV
Tokyo 105-7444
Office Concooperative
Bologna BO
Frequently asked questions about indoor and outdoor raised flooring
Can the same material be used for the raised floor both inside and outside the building?
Yes, breaking down the aesthetic boundaries of the building envelope is one of the most significant benefits of porcelain stoneware.Outdoor ceramic raised floorsare resistant to rot and freeze-thaw cycles, preserving their primary structure intact. This feature allows architects and designers to extend thefinishes of indoor raised floorsto outdoor spaces such as terraces or rooftops, maintaining a rigorous material and functional alignment.
Is it possible to combine different materials, such as porcelain stoneware and carpet, on the same raised flooring system?
Absolutely. The versatility of our designer raised floors allows architects to juxtapose different material finishes within the same space, transforming the walking surface into an invisible, accessible technical void. Adopting a raised floor for hybrid spaces effectively meets the demands of contemporary architecture, creating versatile surfaces that simultaneously accommodate and balance ceramic tiles, wood, and carpet.
Do wood-effect porcelain stoneware floating floors fade when exposed to sunlight on terraces or rooftops?
No, wood-effect porcelain stoneware floating floors guarantee absolute color stability even under direct sunlight. Unlike natural wood, ceramic does not deteriorate, yellow, or undergo aesthetic changes over time. Using porcelain stoneware in outdoor settings offers fundamental engineering guarantees:
- The inert structure of the slab creates a floating outdoor floor that is resistant to frost, extreme temperature changes and the wearing action of the elements;
- It maintains the visual impact of raised outdoor floors intact , eliminating the heavy costs associated with material deterioration.
Is it possible to install large-format porcelain stoneware slabs on raised floors for both indoors and outdoors?
Absolutely. Raised stoneware floors for large spaces are ideal for architecturally enhancing entrance halls, open spaces, and large executive offices. The use of oversized formats responds to a specific design choice: by minimizing joints, a single-material flooring with a seamless surface is created , ensuring a decidedly more fluid aesthetic without visual interruptions. Furthermore, these large-format modules can also be installed safely on raised outdoor floors, as they rest on reinforced substructures that optimally distribute weight.
Why do designers prefer stone-effect or marble-effect stoneware raised floors over natural materials?
Designers choose floating floors made of stone-effect stoneware—as well as wood-effect or marble-effect versions—to combine the aesthetic warmth of natural materials with the enduring durability of ceramic. Natural materials are prone to porosity, wear, and staining, whereas stoneware eliminates the risk of degradation and significantly reduces the need for maintenance.
Is the IT 2.6 gres-on-gres support system suitable for creating raised outdoor floors on patios, terraces or flat roofs?
Yes, the system based on the IT 2.6 gres-on-gres support is ideal for outdoor flooring exposed to water. Unlike traditional panels that risk irreversible warping in the rain, this system bonds the finishing slab to a porcelain stoneware base, making it completely inert to moisture and ensuring long-term structural stability.
Can the same material be used for the raised floor both inside and outside the building?
Yes, breaking down the aesthetic boundaries of the building envelope is one of the most significant benefits of porcelain stoneware. Outdoor ceramic raised floors are resistant to rot and freeze-thaw cycles, preserving their primary structure intact. This feature allows architects and designers to extend the finishes of indoor raised floors to outdoor spaces such as terraces or rooftops, maintaining a rigorous material and functional alignment.
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